MARKING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI (Scholarships available)

Join us for this national gathering marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and offer Campaign of Non-Violence promoters and others with significant opportunities to deepen the vision and practice of nonviolent change.

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Roshi discuses skillful methodology in working with suffering and the importance of training the mind to cultivate attention and emotional balance. The audience is encouraged to see the truth of suffering. How do we face suffering with courage and equanimity and find the place that is free from suffering? Subsequently, Roshi facilitates a group discussion […]

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Dr. Dan Siegel and Roshi Joan Halifax kick off the Mindsight retreat by asking the question, what is awareness and why does it matter? Dan goes on by saying that if you’re interested in change, awareness is the place to start. Without awareness, things happen without choice and change occurs without intention. Dan introduces the […]

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Alan Wallace begins by giving an overview of the 3 day retreat which will strike a balance between dharma talks, guided meditation and discussion. He then teaches 3 types of Shamatha, which are mindfulness of breathing, settling the mind in its natural state, and objectless meditation. He focuses specifically on mindfulness of breathing which he […]

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Kazuaki Tenahashi begins his talk with a brief introduction of Dogen, a renowned 13th century Zen master. He then moves into stating various reasons why it is useful to study Dogen. Kaz concludes with an introductory passage from, Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogan, which illustrates Dogen’s view of meditation. In her […]

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Evan begins his talk with how selves emerge in the world with biological life, he then moves into how in the human experience, there is a differentiation in the sense of self as subject and object. He concludes by giving examples of how mindfulness can help so we do not get stuck….by moving through different […]

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Speakers: Sharon Salzberg, Roshi Joan Halifax & Zuleikha Sharon opens the retreat by illustrating the role of joy in our everyday lives as a quality that can arise when we let go and begin again even amidst our imperfection, to feel the sense of renewal always present in our lives. She then guides the participants […]

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Speakers: Stephen and Martine Batchelor Stephen opens the retreat asking, “What is Buddhism?” Is it devout atheism or a godless religion? Over the next few days, we will individually look at what the practice means to us. The West has begun to look at the different Buddhist traditions and scriptures in a way that has […]

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Speakers: Sensei Kaz Tanahashi & Roshi Joan Halifax Kaz Sensei begins this talk by giving some of the historical context of Dogen’s time and how it parallels with current times. Dogen’s contribution to Zen is “the inseparability of practice and enlightenment.” Roshi Joan adds that continuous practice affects everything around us, even though it may […]

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Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Natalie Goldberg, Daniel Siegel, MD Roshi Joan reminds us that when the Buddha awakened, he said, “I and all beings have realized the Way.” It is delusional to say there is any separation, and it is delusional to repress compassion for one another. Natalie Goldberg opens her part of the evening […]

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Speaker: B. Alan Wallace, Ph.D. Alan Wallace introduces the idea that careful experimentation and highly focused observation in science became a catalyst to understand the natural world. We use similar methods to understand the nature of mind in meditation and to make the mind serviceable. However, Alan cautions the listener, understanding the nature of mind […]